After constant struggles on the road, River Valley has finally found some success away from home. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shelby Whippets on Thursday. River Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lanie Wooten was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wooten has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wooten was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Samantha Woods and Addison Braun stepped up to the plate in a big way. Woods scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Braun went 1-for-3 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bentley Auld, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, River Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shelby only tossed three.
On Shelby's side, Lexi Booker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mallary Gundrum, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Braylee Sturts was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
River Valley's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for Shelby, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
River Valley will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Milton-Union at 11:00 a.m. As for Shelby, they will head out on the road to face off against Mohawk at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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